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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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