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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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