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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically 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. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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