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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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