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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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