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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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