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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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