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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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