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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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