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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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