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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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