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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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