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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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