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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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