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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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