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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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