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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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