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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive 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 online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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