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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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