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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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