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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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