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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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