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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major 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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