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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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