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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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