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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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