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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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