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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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