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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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