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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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