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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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