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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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