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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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