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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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