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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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