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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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