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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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