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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always 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 issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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