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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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