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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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