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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are 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 subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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