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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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