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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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