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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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