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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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