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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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