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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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