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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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