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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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