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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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