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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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