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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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