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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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