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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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