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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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