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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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