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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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