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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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