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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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