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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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