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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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