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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly 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. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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