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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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