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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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