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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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