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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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