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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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