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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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