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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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