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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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