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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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