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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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