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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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