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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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