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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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