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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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