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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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