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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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