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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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