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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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