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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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