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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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