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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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