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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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