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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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