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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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