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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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