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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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