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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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