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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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