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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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