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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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