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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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