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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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