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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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