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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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