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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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