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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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