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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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