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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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