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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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