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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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