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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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