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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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