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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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