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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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