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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important 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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