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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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