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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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