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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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