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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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