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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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