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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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