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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally 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 topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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