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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating 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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