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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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