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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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