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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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