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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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