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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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