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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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