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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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