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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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