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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources