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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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