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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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