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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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