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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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