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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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