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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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