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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping 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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