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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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