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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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