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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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