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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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