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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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