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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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