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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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