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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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