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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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