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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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