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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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