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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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