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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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