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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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