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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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