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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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