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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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