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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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