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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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