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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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