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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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