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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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