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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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