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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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