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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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