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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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