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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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