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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education