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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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