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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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