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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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