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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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