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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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