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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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