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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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