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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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