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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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