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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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