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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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