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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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