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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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