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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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