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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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