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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-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 these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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