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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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