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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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