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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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