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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally 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. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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