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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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