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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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