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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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