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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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