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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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