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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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