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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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