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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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