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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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