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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free 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 many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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