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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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