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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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