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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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