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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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