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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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