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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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