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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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