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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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