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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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