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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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