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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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