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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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