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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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