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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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