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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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