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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major 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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