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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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