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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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