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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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