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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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