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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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