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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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