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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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