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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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