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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines 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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