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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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