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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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