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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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