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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses 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. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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