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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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