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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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