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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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