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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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