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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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