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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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