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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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