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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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