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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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