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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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