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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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