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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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