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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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