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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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