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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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