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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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