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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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