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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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