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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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