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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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