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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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