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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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