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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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