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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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