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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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