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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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