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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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