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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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