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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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