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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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