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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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