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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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