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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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