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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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