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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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