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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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