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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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