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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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