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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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