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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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