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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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