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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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