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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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