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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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