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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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