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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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