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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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