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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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