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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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