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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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