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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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