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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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