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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education