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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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