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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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