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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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