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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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