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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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