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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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