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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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