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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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