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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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