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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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