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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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