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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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