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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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