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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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