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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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