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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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