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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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