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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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