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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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