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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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