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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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