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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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