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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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