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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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