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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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