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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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