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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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