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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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