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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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