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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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