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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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