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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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