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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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