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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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