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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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