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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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