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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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