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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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