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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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