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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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