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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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