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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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