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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always 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 are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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