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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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