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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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