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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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