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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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