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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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