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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily 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 topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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