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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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