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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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