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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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