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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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