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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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