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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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