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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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