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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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