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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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