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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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