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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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