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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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