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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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