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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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