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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses 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 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores 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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