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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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