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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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