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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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