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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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