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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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