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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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