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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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