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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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