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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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