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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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