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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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