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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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