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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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