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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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