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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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