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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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