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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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