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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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