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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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