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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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