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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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