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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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