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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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