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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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