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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the 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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