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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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