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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)