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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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