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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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