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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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