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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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