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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not 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 subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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