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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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