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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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