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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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