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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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