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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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