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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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