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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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