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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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