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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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