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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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