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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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