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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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