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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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