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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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