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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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