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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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