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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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