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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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