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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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