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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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