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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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