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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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