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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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