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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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