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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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