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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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