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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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