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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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