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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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