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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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