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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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