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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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