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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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