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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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