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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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