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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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