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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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