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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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