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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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