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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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