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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free 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 several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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