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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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