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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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