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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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