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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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