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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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