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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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