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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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