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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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