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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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