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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC 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 topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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