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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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