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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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