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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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