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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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