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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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