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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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