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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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