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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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