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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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