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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always 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 having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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