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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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