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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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