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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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