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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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