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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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