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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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