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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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