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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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