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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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