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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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