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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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