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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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