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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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