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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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