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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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