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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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