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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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