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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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