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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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