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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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