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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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