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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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