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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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