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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always 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 lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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