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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important 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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