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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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