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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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