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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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