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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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