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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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