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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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