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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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