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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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