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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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