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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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