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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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