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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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