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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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