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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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