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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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