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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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