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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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