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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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