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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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