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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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