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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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