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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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