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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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