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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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