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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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