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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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