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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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