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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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