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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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