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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not 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 online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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