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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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