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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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