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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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