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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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