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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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