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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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