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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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