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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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