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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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