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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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