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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates 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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