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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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