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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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