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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive 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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