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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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