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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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