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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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