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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually 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. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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