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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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