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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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