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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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