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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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