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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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