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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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