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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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