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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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