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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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