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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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