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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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